To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand trauma-informed training for law enforcement personnel related to sexual assault cases, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 15, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The Compassionate Assault Response and Empathy Act of 2024 would establish a federal grant program to help state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies develop and expand trauma-informed training for officers who handle sexual assault cases. Law enforcement agencies receiving grants would be required to provide at least eight hours of evidence-based, victim-centered training to recruits at police academies and at least four hours of annual training to all other officers, with the training covering how police interactions can retraumatize victims and how officers can better support assault survivors. The bill also requires the federal government to maintain an online searchable directory of qualified trainers with diverse professional backgrounds and representation, and grants would be awarded for one-year periods. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would collect data on the program and submit annual reports to Congress evaluating how many agencies participate and whether the training improves police response to sexual assault cases. The legislation does not specify funding amounts in the text provided.
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